1941 Pittsburgh Pirates
81 - 73
1940 / 1942 (Organization)
4th place in the NL (19 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		45 - 32 (.584)
36 - 41 (.468)		 +3.5 wins
+0.5 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 690 / 657 ( +33 )
Allowed/Expected: 643 / 659 ( +16 )
Pyth Record: 82 - 72 (-1)
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Forbes Field
Attendance: 482,241 Avg Att: 6,183 (0.80)
Att Rank: 6 / 8 Lg Avg: 7,681
       
Park Factor: 1.01    
HR Factor: 0.82 R/L HR: 0.79 / 0.87
Notes:


Transactions

Filters
Time Frame
To / From
Date          
WAR
Player
Pos
Transaction
10
1
1940
 Bud Stewart
LF
24.3
Rule 5 Draft
San Dieg
PIT
0.0
5.3
-0.5
10
4
1940
 Dick Conger
SW
19.5
Rule 5 Draft
DET
PIT
0.1
-1.3
0.3
10
8
1940
 Danny MacFayden
SP
35.3
Released
PIT
23.3
-0.7
12
3
1940
 Stu Martin
2B
28.0
Purchased
SLN
PIT
4.3
1.3
1.1
12
5
1940
 Paul Waner
RF
37.6
Released
PIT
68.3
4.6
1
1
1941
 Ralph Kiner
LF
18.2
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
PIT
0.0
49.4
44.7
1
1
1941
 Andy Seminick
C
20.3
Released
PIT
0.0
22.4
1
1
1941
 Junior Walsh
SW
21.8
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
PIT
0.0
-1.4
-1.4
1
2
1941
 Bill Brubaker
3B
30.2
Purchased
PIT
SLN
2.9
0.3
0.0
1
27
1941
 Pep Rambert
SW
24.5
Purchased
PIT
BRO
-0.4
0.0
0.0
3
14
1941
 Ed Fernandes
C
23.0
Purchased
PIT
CHA
-0.2
0.1
0.1
3
25
1941
 Ripper Collins
1B
37.0
Purchased
CHN
PIT
23.8
-0.2
-0.2
4
22
1941
 Mace Brown
RP
31.9
Purchased
PIT
BRO
7.0
3.8
0.5
5
7
1941
 Lloyd Waner
CF
35.1
Traded Away
PIT
BSN
24.3
-0.2
0.5
5
7
1941
 Nick Strincevich
SP
26.2
Received in Trade
BSN
PIT
-2.1
8.3
9.0
5
12
1941
 Bill Baker
C
30.2
Purchased
CIN
PIT
-0.2
1.6
1.1
5
13
1941
 Dick Lanahan
SW
29.6
Purchased
PIT
CHA
-0.9
0.0
0.0
6
20
1941
 Joe Sullivan
SP
30.7
Purchased
BSN
PIT
1.8
-0.3
-0.3
8
8
1941
 Oral Hildebrand
SP
34.3
Received in Trade
St Paul
PIT
20.3
0.0
0.0
8
8
1941
 Joe Bowman
SP
31.1
Traded Away
PIT
St Paul
7.8
-0.0
0.0
9
7
1941
 Vinnie Smith
C
25.8
Received in Trade
Memphis
PIT
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
9
10
1941
 Johnny Barrett
RF
25.7
Purchased
Hollywoo
PIT
0.0
5.0
5.0
9
10
1941
 Johnny Wyrostek
RF
22.2
Purchased
SLN
PIT
0.0
11.9
-1.4
9
11
1941
 Culley Rikard
RF
27.3
Conditional Deal
Memphis
PIT
0.0
0.8
0.8
9
30
1941
 Ken Jungels
RP
25.3
Rule 5 Draft
CLE
PIT
-0.7
-0.3
-0.3
9
30
1941
 Joe Schultz
C
23.1
Traded Away
PIT
Memphis
-0.1
0.7
0.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Trades

5 / 7 / 1941
Boston Braves Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
CF
PIT
34.7
24.3
-0.2
0.5
-0.2
Totals      
24.3
-0.2
0.5
-0.2
Pittsburgh Pirates Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
SP
BSN
25.8
-2.1
8.3
9.0
-0.6
Totals      
-2.1
8.3
9.0
-0.6
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
-0.2
8.3
8.5
 
-0.2
-0.6
-0.4
8.3
-0.2
-8.5
 
-0.6
-0.2
0.4


8 / 8 / 1941
Pittsburgh Pirates Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
SP
St Paul
33.7
20.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
Totals      
20.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
St Paul Receives
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
SP
PIT
30.5
7.8
-0.0
0.0
0.0
Totals      
7.8
-0.0
0.0
0.0
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
-0.0
0.0
0.0
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
St Paul
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
 
0.0
0.0
0.0


9 / 7 / 1941
Memphis Receives
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
C
PIT
22.3
-0.1
0.7
0.0
0.0
$
PIT
Totals      
-0.1
0.7
0.0
0.0
Pittsburgh Pirates Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
C
Memphis
25.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
Totals      
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
Memphis
-0.2
0.7
0.9
 
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
-0.2
-0.9
 
0.0
-0.0
-0.0


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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James